War machines
Subtitle: the deadliest weapons in history
By: M.J. Dougherty
Series: Extreme!; Extreme! (Adam and Charles Black (Firm))
Publisher: A & C Black
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781408114766; 9781408119969
Subjects: Military engineering; Weapons; Military weapons; Military Aeronautics; Military Vehicles; Juvenile literature
Description: A fascinating overview of war through the history of its deadly weapons, from U-boats to laser-guided killers and fast fighter jets. From death defying stunts to the volcano's edge, the Extreme series will excite and inspire 8 to 11 year olds. High-interest topics grab the reader and introduce key science concepts in an accessible and innovative way. The action-packed pages are designed to motivate struggling and reluctant readers, and a reading age of 7 makes the content super-accessible. Extreme titles are ideal for supporting creative classroom teaching and for spicing up topic libraries.

8 yrs+

Weapons.

History.

War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aim ... fire, fire, fire!; title: Capturing a castle; title: Slinging stones; title: Shooting arrows; title: Big guns; title: Knights of the skies; title: Tank tactics; title: Firepower; title: The biggest guns of all; title: Sneaky submarines; title: Floating airfields; title: Flying attacks; title: Smart weapons; title: Glossary.